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Wednesday 15 April 2026
UOW appoints Professor Ana Deletic as Provost
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New project develops smart surfboard fins to help reduce shark attack risk
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Nanotechnology graduate gives back to school that inspired a love of learning
Recent UOW PhD graduate Alfred Chidembo聽(pictured) didn鈥檛 own or borrow a single book as a primary school student. Nor did any of his classmates. In fact, their school in Zimbabwe didn鈥檛 have a library.聽
Understanding the assistive technology needs of people with mobility issues
A team of researchers at UOW is working to understand the mobility issues experienced by people over the age of 55 who are not being adequately supported by existing assistive mobility aids.聽
The Apple Watch heralds a brave new world of digital living
鈥淭he Watch is here鈥� touts Apple鈥檚 slogan for its wearable computer, implying that the one and only time-piece that really matters has arrived. So much for the Rolex Cosmograph and Seiko Astron when you can buy a stylish digital Apple Watch Sport, or even Apple Watch Edition crafted with 18-karat gold.
4D printing to rewrite book on cool tech
Four-dimensional printing is unfolding as technology that takes 3D printing to an entirely new level.
Funding awarded to develop new radiation technology
Researchers from UOW鈥檚 Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) have received a boost in their research to develop a new sensor technology for radiation detection and dosimetry (accurate measure of radiation dose received by the human body).
Hockey looks to ‘armies’ in Intergenerational Report: experts react
By UOW's聽Martin O'Brien, with John Buchanan, University of Sydney; Alan Pears AM, RMIT University; Hal Kendig, Australian National University; Ian Lowe, Griffith University; University of 天美传媒; Richard Norman, Curtin University; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology, Sydney, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute